Wednesday 12 November 2025
18:00 – 19.30 | CCA
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea I Cuba 1985 I Fiction I 1h8m I Spanish with English subtitles I N/C 16+
A clever, self-reflective satire about the battle of the sexes in contemporary Cuba. Oscar, an educated, liberal filmmaker who, in doing research for a film about the social problem of machismo in Cuban society, finds himself falling in love with the sassy, liberated Lina, a sassy, liberated, pioneering female dockworker.
What starts out as a funny and tender love story causes chaos as Oscar finds he can’t choose between his wife and his new lover. A film which shows the conflict between ingrained machismo and the idealized image of liberated women under communism.
Followed by live Q&A with actor Mirta Ibarra – wife of the late Alea – and preceded by a song that was an inspiration for the film.
READ BRIAN BEADIE’S ARTICLE ABOUT THE DIRECTOR TOMÁS ALEA
Content Advisory Notes:
This film contains themes that may be distressing, including:
- Marital Infidelity & Betrayal
- Emotional Manipulation & Gaslighting
- Systemic Sexism & Machismo
Viewers should be prepared for a mature exploration of psychological and emotional conflict within relationships.
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